Informed Financial Consent

Information for Patients

Epworth HealthCare is a private not-for-profit hospital group. When you are a patient at an Epworth hospital, you will incur fees. These fees are made up of several components.

Hospital Fees
Staff from the Patient Admissions department at Epworth HealthCare can advise you of the hospital fees that you can expect to pay, depending on your level of health cover.

If you have a question about hospital fees, please contact Patient Admissions on 03 8807 7122.

Doctors' Fees
Wherever practical, your treating doctors should be prepared to discuss their professional fees with you before providing their services. For major treatment, this information should preferably be provided in writing. Please contact your doctor’s office staff if you have a question about the doctor’s fees.

If this information is not provided, it is your right to ask for it before you receive the service or agree to a proposed treatment. You should ask the doctor’s office staff for this information.

You can download further information about Informed Financial Consent, including what questions to ask your doctor in relation to fees, by downloading the following fact sheet: